WO2002093201A9 - Preferred crystal orientation optical elements from cubic materials - Google Patents
Preferred crystal orientation optical elements from cubic materialsInfo
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- the present invention relates generally to short wavelength optical systems and elements for use therein, optical projection lithography methods and photolithography, and particularly to optical photolithography fluoride crystal elements for use in optical photolithography systems and short wavelength optical systems utilizing ultraviolet light (UV) wavelengths below 194 nm, such as UV lithography systems utilizing wavelengths in the 193 nm region and the 157 nm region.
- UV ultraviolet light
- Projection optical photolithography methods/systems that utilize the ultraviolet wavelengths of light below 194 nm provide benefits in terms of achieving smaller feature dimensions.
- Such methods/systems that utilize ultraviolet wavelengths in the 157 nm and the 193 nm wavelength regions have the potential of improving the manufacturing of integrated circuits with smaller feature sizes but the commercial use and adoption of below 194 nm UV in high volume mass production of integrated circuits has been slow.
- Part of the slow progression to below 194 nm UV by the semiconductor industry has been due to the lack of economically manufacturable fluoride cubic crystal optical elements with high performance at such short wavelengths.
- the preferred crystal material for optical elements has been calcium fluoride, a cubic fluoride crystal.
- the invention includes a method of making a ⁇ 194 nm wavelength transmitting calcium fluoride crystal optical lithography element for transmitting wavelengths less than about 194 nm along an optical axis with minimal intrinsic birefringence.
- the method includes providing an optical element calcium fluoride crystal with an input face ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and forming said input face ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane into an optical lithography element surface of an optical lithography element having an optical axis, with the optical axis aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction of the calcium fluoride crystal.
- the invention includes a ⁇ 194 nm wavelength transmitting calcium fluoride crystal optical lithography element for transmitting wavelengths less than 194 nm with minimal intrinsic birefringence.
- the optical lithography element is comprised of an optical calcium fluoride crystal with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and a ⁇ 100> crystal direction with the optical element having an optical axis aligned with the ⁇ 100> calcium fluoride crystal direction.
- the invention includes a method of making a fluoride crystal optical element for transmitting short wavelengths of light ( ⁇ 194 nm) along an optical axis with minimal intrinsic birefringence.
- the method includes providing an optical element optical fluoride crystal with an input face ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and forming the input face ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane into an optical element surface of an optical element having an optical axis with the optical axis aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction of the optical fluoride crystal.
- the invention includes an optical element for transmitting wavelengths less than about 194 nm with minimal intrinsic birefringence.
- the optical element is comprised of a cubic optical fluoride crystal with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and a ⁇ 100> crystal direction with the optical element having an optical axis aligned with the
- the invention includes a below 194 nm wavelength transmitting lens with minimal intrinsic birefringence comprised of a cubic optical fluoride crystal with a
- the lens has a curved optical surface and an optical axis aligned with the ⁇ 100> crystal direction and normal to the
- the invention includes a below 194 nm wavelength transmitting beam splitter cube with minimal intrinsic birefringence.
- the beam splitter cube is comprised of a cubic optical fluoride crystal with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and a ⁇ 100> crystal direction with the beam splitter cube face parallel to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and an optical axis aligned with the ⁇ 100> crystal direction.
- FIG. 1 , 1 (a) and 1 (b) show an embodiment of the invention with a
- FIG. 2 and 2(a) show an embodiment of the invention with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction oriented fluoride crystal beam splitter element.
- FIG. 3 and 3(a) show an embodiment of the invention with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction oriented fluoride crystal beam splitter element.
- the invention includes a method of making a ⁇ 194 nm wavelength transmitting calcium fluoride crystal optical lithography element 30 for transmitting wavelengths less than about 194 nm, such as 193 nm or 157 nm, along an optical axis with minimal birefringence.
- the method includes providing an optical element optical calcium fluoride crystal 32 with an input face ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34.
- the method includes forming the input face ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34 into an optical lithography element surface 36 of the optical lithography element 30 having an optical axis 38 with the optical axis 38 aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40 of the optical calcium fluoride crystal 32.
- forming includes forming the calcium fluoride crystal 32 into a lens element 42 with a curved optical element surface 44.
- the formed lens element 42 having a lens optical axis 38 aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40 of the calcium fluoride crystal and normal to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ calcium fluoride crystal plane 34.
- forming includes forming the optical calcium fluoride crystal 32 into a beam splitter cube 46 with a beam splitter cube face 48 parallel to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ calcium fluoride crystal plane 34 and a beam splitter optical axis 38 aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40 of crystal 32.
- the invention includes a ⁇ 194 nm wavelength calcium fluoride crystal optical lithography element 30 for transmitting wavelengths less than 194 nm with minimal intrinsic birefringence.
- the optical lithography element 30 is comprised of an optical calcium fluoride crystal 32 with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34 and a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40.
- the optical element has an optical axis 38 aligned with the ⁇ 100> calcium fluoride crystal direction 40.
- the optical element surface of the element is preferably normal to the optical axis 38, with the optical surface formed in alignment with the crystals ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane.
- the calcium fluoride crystal optical element is a lens.
- the calcium fluoride crystal optical element is a beam splitter.
- the invention includes a method of making a fluoride crystal optical element for transmitting wavelengths less than about 194 nm along an optical axis with minimal birefringence.
- the method includes making a cubic fluoride crystal optical lithography element for lithography systems that operate at less than 194 nm, such as 193 wavelengths or 157 nm wavelengths.
- the method includes providing an optical element optical fluoride crystal 32 with an input face ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34 and forming the face ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane into an optical element surface 36 of an optical element 30 having an optical axis 38 aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40 of the optical fluoride crystal 32.
- forming includes forming the optical fluoride crystal 32 into a lens element 42 with a curved optical element surface 44, with the lens element 42 having a lens optical axis 38 aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40 of crystal 32 and normal to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34 of crystal 32.
- crystal 32 is formed into a lens element 42 for directing a cone of light rays having a cone angle ⁇ of at least 35.26°.
- crystal 32 is formed into a beam splitter cube 46 with a beam splitter cube face 48 parallel to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34 and a beam splitter optical axis 38 aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40 of crystal 32.
- the crystal 32 is formed into a beam splitter cube for use with a curved mirror to deliver a polarized light having a ⁇ 194 nm wavelength, with incoming light rays incident at an angle onto the cube.
- the crystal 32 is formed into an interferometry beam splitter cube for use below 194 nm light rays, with light rays travelling along the optical axis in alignment with the ⁇ 100> directions ([100], [010], [001]) of crystal 32.
- crystal 32 is formed into an optical element 30 with minimized intrinsic birefringence with element for use in below 194 nm optical applications when light through the optical element is not perpendicular to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal planes.
- optical fluoride crystal 32 is comprised of calcium, preferably comprised of calcium fluoride and most preferably consists essentially of CaF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- optical fluoride crystal 32 is comprised of barium, preferably comprised of barium fluoride, and most preferably consists essentially of BaF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- optical fluoride crystal 32 is comprised of strontium, preferably comprised of strontium fluoride, and most preferably consists essentially of SrF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the invention includes an optical element for transmitting wavelengths less than about 194 nm with minimal intrinsic birefringence.
- the optical element in comprised of a cubic optical fluoride crystal with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and a ⁇ 100> crystal direction with the optical element having an optical axis aligned with the ⁇ 100> crystal direction.
- the element is a below 194 nm lithography element for transmitting a below 194 nm lithography wavelength such as a 193 nm wavelength or a 157 nm wavelength in an optical lithography system.
- the optical element 30 transmits below 194 nm light along an optical axis 38.
- the optical element 30 is comprised of a cubic optical fluoride crystal 32 with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34 and a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40, with the optical axis 38 aligned with a ⁇ 100> crystal direction 40 and normal to a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34.
- the optical element 30 has an optical element surface 36 that is aligned with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and normal to a ⁇ 100> crystal direction optical axis of the element.
- the optical fluoride crystal 32 of element 30 is comprised of calcium, preferably calcium fluoride, and most preferably the crystal consists essentially of CaF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the optical fluoride crystal 32 of element 30 is comprised of barium, preferably barium fluoride, and most preferably the crystal consists essentially of BaF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the optical fluoride crystal 32 of element 30 is comprised of strontium, preferably strontium fluoride and most preferably the crystal consists essentially of SrF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- optical element 30 is a lens element with a curved optical surface and a lens optical axis 38 aligned with the ⁇ 100> crystal direction.
- the lens element has a cone angle ⁇ for a cone of light rays with the cone angle at least 35.26°, with the light rays not perpendicular to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal planes.
- optical element 30 is a beam splitter cube with a beam splitter cube face 48 parallel to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and a beam splitter optical axis aligned with the ⁇ 100> crystal direction.
- the beam splitter cube is a lithography element for use with the curved mirror to deliver a polarized light having a ⁇ 194 nm wavelength, preferably with incoming light rays incident at an angle onto the cube.
- the beam splitter cube is an interferometry beam splitter cube for use with below 194 nm light rays with light rays travelling along the optical axis in alignment with the ⁇ 100> crystal directions.
- the optical element 30 provides for minimized intrinsic birefringence at short wavelengths below 194 nm.
- the invention includes a below 194 nm wavelength transmitting lens 42 comprised of a cubic optical fluoride crystal with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and a ⁇ 100> crystal direction with the lens having a curved optical surface 44 and an optical axis 38.
- the lens optical axis 38 is aligned with the ⁇ 100> crystal direction and normal to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane.
- the below 194 nm transmitting lens optical fluoride crystal is comprised of calcium, preferably calcium fluoride and most preferably consists essentially of CaF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the below 194 nm transmitting lens optical fluoride crystal is comprised of barium, preferably barium fluoride, most preferably the crystal consists essentially of BaF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the below 194 nm transmitting lens optical fluoride crystal is comprised of strontium, preferably strontium fluoride crystal, and most preferably the crystal consists essentially of SrF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the lens element has a cone angle ⁇ for a cone of light rays with the cone angle at least 35.26°.
- the optical element crystal lens provides for minimized intrinsic birefringence at short wavelength light rays below 194 nm that are non perpendicular to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane 34.
- the invention includes a below 194 nm wavelength transmitting beam splitter cube 46 comprised of a cubic optical fluoride crystal with a ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and a ⁇ 100> crystal direction with the beam splitter cube having a beam splitter cube face 48 parallel to the ⁇ 100 ⁇ crystal plane and having a beam splitter optical axis aligned with the ⁇ 100> crystal direction.
- the below 194 nm beam splitter cube optical fluoride cubic crystal is comprised of calcium, preferably calcium fluoride, and most preferably the cubic crystal consists essentially of CaF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the below 194 nm beam splitter cube optical fluoride cubic crystal is comprised of barium, preferably barium fluoride and most preferably consists essentially of BaF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the below 194 nm beam splitter cube optical fluoride cubic crystal is comprised of strontium, preferably strontium fluoride and most preferably consists essentially of SrF 2 with a below 194 nm internal transmission of at least 99%/cm.
- the beam splitter cube 46 is a lithography element for use with lithography wavelengths such as 193 or 157 nm.
- the lithography element beam splitter is for use with a curved mirror to deliver a polarized light having a ⁇ 194 nm wavelength preferably with incoming light rays incident at an angle onto a cube face 48.
- the beam splitter cube 46 is a interferometry optical element for use with below 194 nm light rays with light rays travelling along the axis aligned with a ⁇ 100> direction of the crystal.
- the beam splitter cube optical element 46 provides for minimizing intrinsic birefringence at short wavelengths below 194 nm by utilizing the ⁇ 100> crystal directions of the cubic fluoride crystal 32.
- birefringence is not stress-related birefringence. It is an intrinsic property of any cubic crystal and is not removable by annealing.
- the first two examples are related to imaging applications at short wavelengths.
- the first case is where the optic itself has curvature (FIG. 1 ).
- the optic itself has curvature (FIG. 1 ).
- cone ⁇ 110> directions are included and peak birefringence should be observed at several locations.
- 12 equivalent ⁇ 110> directions only 3 lie within less than 90 degrees of [111]. These are [110], [101] and [011]. Since the cone of light includes these three directions, three equivalent peaks in birefringence should be observed 120 degrees apart in the transmitted intensity.
- the second example is where one would use a curved mirror in association with a flat cube beam splitter (FIG. 2) to deliver polarized light.
- a quarter wave plate is also included in this design.
- the incoming rays are incident at an angle onto the cube.
- Intrinsic birefringence is zero in the ⁇ 111 ⁇ and ⁇ 100 ⁇ planes of cubic crystals and maximized in the ⁇ 110 ⁇ plane. It is proposed that the ⁇ 100 ⁇ plane is preferable for minimizing the effects of inherent birefringence, particularly when light through the optic is not perpendicular to the crystal plane.
- FIG. 3 With the cube beam splitter, light enters along path 1 and is split into paths 2 and 3 with equal path length through material. Intrinsic birefringence is zero in the ⁇ 111> directions and zero in ⁇ 111> and ⁇ 100> directions. To avoid the effects of the naturally occurring birefringence, we fabricate a cubic optic such that the ⁇ 100 ⁇ face (or equivalent) of the crystal is the input face of the optic. In this case, ray 3 shown in FIG. 3 will emerge from the ⁇ 010 ⁇ face or equivalent of ⁇ 100 ⁇ . Thus the incident, transmitted, and reflected rays of FIG. 3 will experience no intrinsic birefringence.
- cubic crystals such as CaF 2 are considered to have negligible intrinsic birefringence because of their cubic symmetry. (We are not considering birefringence induced by residual stresses.)
- this effect is manifested as an additional symmetry-breaking term giving rise to intrinsic birefringence that is proportional to the inverse square of wavelength. This level of birefringence can be detrimental to optical performance at 157 nm and 193 nm.
- the symmetry-breaking term proportional to 1/ ⁇ 2 is expected to occur in cubic systems from fundamental principles. Likewise, this term is absent from completely isotropic materials like glasses.
- the intrinsic birefringence vanishes for certain high symmetry directions of propagation, like ⁇ 111> and ⁇ 100>, and reaches it maximum value for the in-between directions ⁇ 110>. Thus, for example, light traveling down a typical optic axis in the ⁇ 111> direction will experience no intrinsic birefringence.
- the cone includes rays at an angle of at least 35.26° (designs can reach
- ⁇ 110> directions are inpluded and peak birefringence should be observed at several locations.
- 12 equivalent ⁇ 110> directions only three lie within less than 90° of ⁇ 111 >. These are [110], [101], and [011]. Since the cone of light includes these three directions, three equivalent peaks in birefringence should be observed 120° apart in the transmitted intensity.
- This section of mathematical details starts with the fundamental expression for the dielectric tensor, that is derivable from first principles, and derives several important expressions and results.
- This section is important to prove the vanishing of the intrinsic birefringence along ⁇ 100> and ⁇ 111>, to show the vanishing of the intrinsic birefringence in isotropic materials (a kind of check on the algebra), and to show the nonzero result for the ⁇ 110> directions.
- the detailed analysis also provides the directions of the principal optic axes.
- B 22 (q) B 22 (0) + P n q 2 +P u (q 2 +q 2 )
- B ⁇ (q) B 33 ( ⁇ ) + P n q 3 2 +P l2 (q 2 +q 2 ) (0.6)
- Eq.(0.6) shows exactly how the dielectric impermeability tensor components are modified at short wavelength in a cubic system. Further analysis requires that we specify some given direction for the photon wavevector q so that we know the components q-i, q 2 , and q 3 . (Note that different definitions of the P tensor are possible. The definitions should be checked carefully before comparing results.)
- the dielectric impermeability tensor is used to define the index ellipsoid or optical indicatrix by the expression
- index of refraction can be modified by terms of order 1 ppm for light propagation in different directions in the cubic crystal.
- Such intrinsic variation in the index of refraction should be accounted for in lens design modeling, in addition to the intrinsic birefringence.
- the dielectric impermeability tensor is not diagonal, so it is not as obvious what the indices of refraction are for different polarizations and the related birefringence. What is needed are the eigenvectors and eigenvalues of the dielectric impermeability tensor, giving the principal axes and principal indices of refraction (after some manipulation).
- the dielectric impermeability tensor has the form of a 3x3 matrix
- This matrix has one eigenvalue of (a+2b), with eigenvector (1,1,1)/ V3 , and two degenerate eigenvalues of (a-b), with eigenvectors of (-1,1,0)/V2 and (-1,0,1)/V2 .
- the first principal axis is along the propagation direction, so is irrelevant.
- the second two are possible principal axes of polarization, but again they do not produce birefringence because the eigenvalues (and indices of refraction) are the same.
- the actual index of refraction is slightly modified, this time to the value
- the dielectric impermeability tensor is a 3x3 matrix with the form with eigenvalues and eigenvectors
- Birefringence for light traveling in the ⁇ 110 ⁇ direction has its maximum value at
- a rank 4 tensor has only two independent components that may be taken as Pn and P ⁇ 2 . Isotropic materials obey the relation
- Equation (0.6) gives all the information, but needs to be manipulated for each choice of directions given by q-i, q 2 , and q 3 .
- ⁇ is the angle from the x-axis. It gets more complicated when the ray direction does not lie in a plane parallel to a cube face.
- the invention provides optical elements formed from cubic fluoride crystals such as calcium fluoride, barium fluoride, strontium fluoride, and preferably CaF 2 , for use in short wavelength optical systems with light wavelengths below 194nm with the optical elements having a preferred 100 crystal orientation that minimizes intrinsic birefringence related to the short wavelength of the light transmitted through the crystal.
- cubic fluoride crystals such as calcium fluoride, barium fluoride, strontium fluoride, and preferably CaF 2
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